Whenever, in the judgment of city council, there exists a serious water shortage of treated water due to mechanical failure or damage, drought, raw water shortage, or other cause, such that there is not likely to be sufficient treated water for the customary and usual uses of treated water for any period of time, the council may, be resolution, declare a water emergency which shall curtail the permissible uses of treated water supplied by the city, as detailed in this chapter. (Ord. 447 §1, 1981)

Whenever, in the judgment of the city manager, there exists a serious shortage of treated water due to mechanical failure or damage, drought, raw water shortage, or other cause, such that there is not likely to be sufficient treated water for the customary and usual uses of treated water, for a period of time until the next regular council meeting, the city manager may declare a "temporary water emergency" which shall be effective only until the next council meeting, but shall otherwise be of the same force and effect as a water emergency declared by the city council. (Ord. 447 §1, 1981)

Every water emergency declared by council shall contain a definitive termination date which shall be within six months of the resolution declaring the water emergency. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that the city council may not declare successive emergencies should the need arise, nor to impose any total limit on the number or duration of emergencies declared. (Ord. 447 §1, 1981)

The declaration of a water emergency shall be accomplished by a determination as to what uses of treated water shall be prohibited or restricted. Such determination may include any combination of the following, as city council may deem necessary or appropriate:

(A) Class C. Prohibits or restricts watering of lawns, washing of vehicles, ornamental or decorative uses (including, but not limited to display fountains or pools).

(B) Class B. Prohibits or restricts use of water for commercial or industrial purposes, unless necessary to prevent damage to equipment or injury to people.

(C) Class A. Prohibits or restricts any use of treated water except for drinking and eating purposes. (Ord. 447 §1, 1981)